Data released by the California Secretary of State’s Office shows in the June primary election, 105,818 vote-by-mail ballots were disqualified. But the outlier is Alameda County, which had the lowest rejection rate in the state, raising questions.
Of those rejected, nearly 70,000 arrived late. Others were missing a signature or had one that didn’t match the signature on file.
"We do know for example you people are more likely if they get their ballot rejected, it’s because it’s late," said USC political sociologist The data shows Alameda County reported only 23 late ballots while neighboring Contra Costa County had 3,388 and Santa Clara County had 3,776.
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